Configuring Windows Server 2003 for multipath I/O

Start of change Install the Microsoft® iSCSI Software Initiator service, if necessary, to enable multipath I/O. End of change

The Microsoft Software Initiator service must be installed before Windows® Server 2003 can use multipath I/O. Use Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator version 2.08 or later. If your Windows Server 2003 server does not have iSCSI Software Initiator version 2.08 or later, continue with this task.

Do these steps to install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator service on Windows Server 2003:

Download and install the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator.
1. Go to the Microsoft Download Center (www.microsoft.com/downloads/) Web page.
2. Search for iSCSI initiator.
3. Install Virtual Port Driver, Initiator Service, and Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Support for iSCSI.
  Important: Do not manually configure the installed Microsoft components. The IBM® i Virtual Ethernet Manager Service is aware of the target storage configured in IBM i and provides the optimal multipath configuration.
Restart the Windows operating system.